Yasir Khokhar

Yasir Khokhar is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Connecterra, a company that aims to build an artificial intelligence that will learn to grow food sustainably. Yasir utilizes technologies like machine learning and cognitive computing on sensor data to create an AI that benefits farmers. Yasir also held various roles at Microsoft from 2004 to 2016, including Director of the Microsoft Office Business Group where they managed business units with annual revenues over $700M and developed new capabilities in regional teams. Prior to their time at Microsoft, Yasir was a Partner and Group Director at Interactive Communications from 2000 to 2004. Yasir also co-founded Originix Inc. in 1998 and served as the Chief Technology Officer until 2000.

Yasir Khokhar obtained their B.SC.(Hons) degree in Computer Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences between 1997 and 2000. In 2012, they attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management for a program related to their field of study, but no specific degree information is provided. In 2015, Yasir attended INSEAD, though no details regarding the degree or field of study are mentioned.